Resolution 392-2002Commissioner Neugent, District 2
RESOLUTION NO. 392 2002
A RESOLUTION OF THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS APPLAUDING THE OCEAN CONSERVANCY &
CLEAN FLORIDA KEYS FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN ORGANIZING
AND CARRYING OUT A KEYS WIDE BEACH CLEANUP TO TAKE
PLACE ON 21 SEPTEMBER, 2002
WHEREAS, the Florida Keys have diversity of coastal resources including
fringing mangroves, saltmarshes, seagrass meadows, nearshore patch reefs, offshore
barrier reefs, and sandy beaches; and
WHEREAS, the coast has provided the Keys with a rich scenic, cultural, and
historical heritage and constitutes a national recreational and economic resource
supporting a robust commercial fishing and tourist industry; and
WHEREAS, Monroe County is strongly committed to the wise management of its
coastline in order to ensure the natural and economic sustainability of this resource; and
WHEREAS, the proper disposal and recycling of solid waste is an important
aspect of protecting the Keys' coastal resources and achieving coastal sustainability; and
WHEREAS, the Ocean Conservancy has sponsored an annual County and
Statewide coastal cleanup in Florida since 1988, and Clean Florida Keys sponsored the
Adopt — A— Shore program since 1994 resulting in the nations' largest coastal cleanup
effort; and
WHEREAS, the Ocean Conservancy and Clean Florida Keys is sponsoring a
coastal cleanup in the Florida Keys on Saturday 21, September 2002;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS, MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA THAT:
The coastal cleanup efforts of the Ocean Conservancy & Clean Florida Keys
critically important to the protection of coastal resources in the Keys; and
The Board and citizens of Monroe County, the Florida Keys, support this laudable
effort with the same strength of spirit held by those who organized the cleanup and
volunteered their substantial time and energy.
Additionally, the Board would like to commend the many businesses in the Keys
that donated time and materials to this effort, including the Monroe County Recycling
Department, The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Clean Florida Keys and Keys'
solid waste haulers, Keys Sanitary Service, Marathon Garbage Service, Waste
Management Inc., BFI Inc.,
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners, Monroe
County, Florida at a regular meeting of said Board held on the 18'h day of September,
AD, 2002.
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Mayor Charles "Sonny" McCoy yes
Mayor Pro Tem Dixie Spehar yes
Commissioner George Neugent yes
Commissioner Bert Jimenez -es
Commissioner Murray Nelson yes
BOARD OF COLTtRY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COWY, FLORIDA
By
Mayor/ChairmAn
L. KOLHAGE, CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND
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